The most vivid account of the fallen angels various means of coping with their fate is seen in book two. Satan has left Pandemonium and the angels are left to pass the time in his absence. "...the ranged Powers/Disband; and, wandering, each his several way/Pursues, as inclination or sad choice/Leads him perplexed, where he may likeliest find/Truce to his reckless thoughts," (2.522-5). As the angels go their own ways, some respond to their

While Satan and the other fallen angels cope differently with their fall from Heaven, they all must deal, in some way, with an eternity filled only with pain and despair.

situation by "tearing" at and through the pain with anger: "Others, with vast Typhoean rage...ride the air/In whirlwind; Hell scarce holds the wild uproar." Some of the angels recoil sadly from the sorrow: "Others, more mild,/Retreated in a silent valley" (2.546-7). Of the remaining angels, some simply contemplate their situation, and seek to justify their anguish: "Others apart sat on a hill retired,/In thoughts more elevate, and reasoned high/Of Providence, Foreknowledge, Will and Fate" (2.557-9). For the angels, coping with the emotions of their fallen status is not about taking action. They must only a

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